Genital sores can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'troubling' to 'life-threatening'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose genital sores, we could:
Cause | Probability | Status |
---|---|---|
Candida / Yeast | 98% | Confirm |
Chlamydia | 30% | Unlikely |
Herpes Simplex Type II | 13% | Unlikely |
Gonorrhea | 0% | Ruled out |
Vitiligo | 0% | Ruled out |
Crohn's Disease | 0% | Ruled out |
Psoriasis | 0% | Ruled out |
Syphilis | 0% | Ruled out |
Do you have any genital sores or lesions?
Possible responses:
→ No / don't know→ One or two, minor → Numerous, minor → One or two, worrying → Numerous, worrying |
Medical illnesses such as Crohn's Disease can on occasion cause genital lesions.
Genital lesions are a possible symptom of psoriasis in men.